"Good morning love. I trust you slept well?"

"Like a princess." I giggled.

Balthazar laughed. "Always good to hear." He leaned down and kissed my forehead. "Coffee?"

I kissed him back. "Sounds perfect."

We made our way downstairs and I poured two cups while he grabbed the bagels. It seemed so normal, to anyone watching we seemed like any other married couple. No one would look twice at us. Just a normal angel and hunter enjoying their morning routine.

He handed over a bagel and gave my hand a squeeze. "We should take our morning stroll a little closer today?" I nodded. I tried not let my nerves get to me, but if we were compromised, that would be it for us, both. Part of the whole mission was secrecy. There was no one to save us.

Dressed and ready, we held hands and began our casual stroll towards the park. We laughed and chatted and gave each other small kisses. Yup. Just another couple out enjoying the morning. I controlled my breathing as we walked through the park towards the pier and 'abandoned' warehouse.

As we reached the pier he pulled me closer, kissing me deeply then, nuzzling my ear. "They're not watching us this time." he whispered.

I stroked his face and nipped at his neck. "Good. You sense anything weird?"

Another deep kiss, he pressed his forehead to mine. "No. I think they have finally begun to ignore the perverts in the park." I smiled and stroked his cheek.

And so it went, every morning for the rest of the week. We decided Sunday morning would be our go time.

-0-

"I can't sleep."

Bal pulled me in closer to his chest. It was Saturday night, and all I could think was how everything could go wrong. "Bal, if something happened to you because of me..."

"Don't think like that." he stroked my back. "I volunteered to help you Annie, and don't forget that."

"I know." I leaned in and kissed him. Even though this was all pretend, just a show until we nailed down those witches, I'd gotten more than a little attached to my angelic partner. I should have listened to Cas. He warned me about what happens when you spend too much time around angels.

I was brought out of my musings by his hands, which had somehow managed to make their way under my pajama top. We both pretended it was nothing more than two people enjoying 'just sex' and not a mutual realization of either impending demise, or worse, that we both were falling for each other.

-0-

It's amazing the alacrity that things happen once something is set in motion. We entered the warehouse with no problem, he went up and I headed to the side. We knew the layout and each other well enough that by the time they were onto us it was too late. We were out the back as the place began to burn, my breathing erratic.

"How many Annie? I only got 4."

"I got 3 and winged another, but I'm pretty sure she wasn't walking out on her own."

We got out of there and made it 'home' undetected.

-0-

"All packed?" I turned and nodded to Bal. I took a deep breath and one last look around the bedroom we'd shared for almost a month. His arms encircled me from behind. "Feeling nostalgic already love?" I leaned back against him and sighed. "Something like that."